I’m sure most of the readers must have watched the web series Jamtara released some 3 years back on Netflix in 2020.The web-series is based on real-life incidents around the widespread growth of phishing calls and organised cyber crimes of scamming. I too have watched it and was quite fascinated by the boldness of theContinue reading “Stories to Tell – Jamtara from reel life to real life”
Author Archives: Salil Datar
Undercover Economist – Of Lipsticks,Underwears and Recession
All the drum beating during the recent Union Budget followed by everyone blowing the bugle of India getting the G20 stewardship made for a great feel good factor. This coupled with some of our friends galavanting to Jaipur, Udaipur, Goa et al to attend destination weddings has made one believe that all’s well with India.Continue reading “Undercover Economist – Of Lipsticks,Underwears and Recession”
2022 Ghupshup from here and there
2022 has been a roller coaster year not only for me but also for everyone else as well, especially with COVID surging , hopefully for one last time before tapering off. As COVID tapered, floodgates opened on travel, the wait time for international VISA to EU increased, for USA it extended to beyond 1000 days.AsContinue reading “2022 Ghupshup from here and there”
COVID Tales – Road to recovery – A Few Learnings in handling long recovery ailments
As we all know, given the urgency due to the outbreak of the pandemic, approvals for Covid vaccinations were fast tracked. This did not give pharma companies enough time to complete clinical trials and prepare everyone for protocols to handle adverse reactions. While this was done for the larger good, it has meant quite aContinue reading “COVID Tales – Road to recovery – A Few Learnings in handling long recovery ailments“
Off The Beaten Track – Travel blog – Rameshwar – Chettinad – Madurai- Part 2
The Bangala – excitement of a surprise guestAs we moved in to enjoy our stay at The Bangala we could sense the pristine glory of this nice and spacious 90+ year old property. It has a pool with a lot of greenery and open space which gives it a colonial club type feel. When weContinue reading “Off The Beaten Track – Travel blog – Rameshwar – Chettinad – Madurai- Part 2”
Off The Beaten Track – Travel blog – Rameshwar – Chettinad – Madurai
Recently my parents joined a package tour covering Rameshwar-Chettinad- Madurai. They were all praise for the Rameshwaram temple, chettiar mansions at Chettinad and of course the Meenakshi Amman temple at Madurai. We too decided to explore this route on our own to be able to do it at our own pace. Rameshwar and Madurai areContinue reading “Off The Beaten Track – Travel blog – Rameshwar – Chettinad – Madurai“
Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav- Statue of Unity Travel log
Celebrating the 75th independence day, I had quite a few exciting moments. On 15th Aug, one of my friends shared a reprint of the 15th Aug 1947 edition of Free Press journal. While going through the paper, I came across this very interesting advertisement from Tata Mills on the state of India’s per capita clothContinue reading “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav- Statue of Unity Travel log“
Moveover Teenagers- here come the Seenagers
Just like you , I too have heard of generational cohorts like Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y , Millennials, Gen Z. With members of each cohort going through the adolescent / teenager and other phases. But the other day, while researching a project for elderly, I came across the term “Seenagers”. I was aContinue reading “Moveover Teenagers- here come the Seenagers “
Musings of an Undercover Economist – Visit to a barber
Everyone has his/ her favourite hangout place; be it the corner Irani restaurant or tea stall or the garden bench to catch up on neighbourhood gossip. For me, it’s my monthly visit to my barber. His shop was started by his father and then he was introduced to the business. He has been around forContinue reading “Musings of an Undercover Economist – Visit to a barber”
COVID Tales – Miracle of the Human Body
As a non-medico, I have always been fascinated by the human body- right from its journey from the womb to birth and thereafter. Functionalities, redundancies built in, the ability of the brain to learn, control and maintain the immune system to fight challenges thrown by the external environment; is nothing short of a miracle. I’mContinue reading “COVID Tales – Miracle of the Human Body”
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